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Hanalei, Hawaii

Community in Kauai County, Hawaii

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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hanalei, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HanaleiHLIH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/26 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank131of 381

LihuePHLI

At an airfield/18.7 mi away/119 ft/111 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 381

measured daily2 instruments

HanaleiHNIH1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/26 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Princeville 0.1 NHI-KI-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/185 ft/177 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lihue, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Hanalei, Hawaii. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 4:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lihue, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. A THE SKY OVER LIHUESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELihue, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHLI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

81.0 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lihue: temperature 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. B THE AIR AT LIHUETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.4 FTEMPERATURE 81.0 FDEW POINT 70.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLELihue, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHLI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lihue, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLIFIG. C THE WIND AT LIHUEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELihue, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHLI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lihue, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Hanalei

River and lake gauges